Members of the Recovery Along the River Foundation joined several Neptune officials for the dedication of a 15-foot-tall blue spruce tree on Nov. 15 at Volunteer Park.

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The township will welcome the holiday season with a pair of tree lightings early next month, according to a township news release.

Officials will light a tree at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4 within Volunteer Park in the Shark River Hills section of the township. The Recovery Along The River Foundation donated the 15-foot-tall blue spruce tree for the ceremony following a dedication ceremony Nov. 15, according to the news release.

The Shark River Hills Ceremony also will feature holiday music by the Shark River Hills Elementary School Recorder Band and Joe Riccardello, as ...